Jordon

Last seen for girls in 2020 at #15,088 · #4,050 for boys in 2025, 26 births
Given to boys 88.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1991 · 716 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
13,762
since 1888

Jordon over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #1,263, 1991peak #340, 1991girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#4,05026
2024—#3,27236
2023—#2,80545
2022—#3,21637
2021—#3,02140
2020#15,0885#2,36656
2019—#2,15066
2018—#2,08368
2017#11,6158#2,17062
2016#14,3316#1,81183
2015#14,4826#1,61399
2014#14,5586#1,456112
2013#8,58013#1,413118
2012#9,71111#1,130162
2011#8,19614#1,107167
2010#8,27114#976202
2009#6,31721#912226
2008#5,43426#838260
2007#5,37726#738306
2006#5,08627#738289
2005#3,50942#676310
2004#3,89836#603354
2003#2,61061#564396
2002#2,60559#553400
2001#2,37966#521428
2000#2,01682#466508
1999#2,36862#439525
1998#1,84583#430539
1997#1,525106#410564
1996#1,438114#432519
1995#1,64090#436525
1994#1,71486#433526
1993#1,62993#414561
1992#1,474107#405561
1991#1,263133#340716
1990#1,356117#348693
1989#1,58788#426486
1988#2,29548#480367
1987#2,15650#468355
1986#2,00354#491318
1985#3,41925#565243
1984#5,89911#643179
1983#8,0477#652171
1982#5,20913#766131
1981#4,34417#784123
1980#7,4188#1,03177
1979—#1,12863
1978#9,7505#1,50838
1977—#1,94825
1976—#1,93225
1975—#2,13421
1974—#2,27718
1973—#2,31117
1972—#2,41815
1971—#2,97311
1970—#2,50914
1969—#2,68211
1968—#2,03016
1967—#3,2317
1966—#1,72320
1965—#3,2447
1964—#2,31013
1963—#3,3187
1962—#2,50411
1961—#2,32213
1960—#2,42312
1959—#2,66310
1958—#2,8189
1957—#2,27413
1956—#2,9698
1955—#3,8865
1954—#2,59210
1953—#3,4256
1952—#2,51410
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1946—#3,1736
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1944—#2,6338
1943—#3,2316
1942—#2,7128
1941—#2,6568
1940—#1,89414
1939—#2,4499
1938—#2,6468
1937—#2,19711
1936—#1,96413
1935—#2,24611
1934—#2,39310
1933—#2,36810
1932—#1,84816
1931—#1,64319
1930—#2,44411
1929—#2,9808
1928—#2,52211
1927—#2,52311
1926—#4,2015
1925—#2,75510
1924—#3,0239
1923—#3,1758
1922—#3,5327
1921—#2,63211
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1919—#4,1685
1918—#4,1795
1917—#2,56210
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1915—#2,8298
1914—#2,10110
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First appearance
1888

The first year at least five boys were named Jordon! It came in at #917, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1889–1913, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Jordon is popular in 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedNHWashington: #254 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,644 boysWAIdaho: #268 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,418 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #295 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,975 boysMNIllinois: #591 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,112 boysILWisconsin: #294 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,595 boysWIMichigan: #289 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,275 boysMINew York: #498 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 4,773 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedRIOregon: #361 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,749 boysORNevada: #299 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,826 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedSDIowa: #207 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,594 boysIAIndiana: #293 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,579 boysINOhio: #337 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,252 boysOHPennsylvania: #273 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,444 boysPANew Jersey: #481 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,099 boysNJConnecticut: #375 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,068 boysCTCalifornia: #571 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 6,406 boysCAUtah: #220 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,298 boysUTColorado: #306 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,212 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedNEMissouri: #246 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,878 boysMOKentucky: #174 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,196 boysKYWest Virginia: #227 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,989 boysWVVirginia: #399 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,423 boysVAMaryland: #337 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,765 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedDEArizona: #439 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,846 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedNMKansas: #261 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,744 boysKSArkansas: #215 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,298 boysARTennessee: #467 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,921 boysTNNorth Carolina: #374 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,991 boysNCSouth Carolina: #447 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,599 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #389 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,251 boysOKLouisiana: #395 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,437 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedMSAlabama: #471 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,318 boysALGeorgia: #385 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,007 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedHITexas: #455 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 3,925 boysTXFlorida: #404 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,136 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#174 · 1 in 1,196
  2. Iowa#207 · 1 in 1,594
  3. Arkansas#215 · 1 in 1,298
  4. Utah#220 · 1 in 1,298
  5. West Virginia#227 · 1 in 1,989

Best ever in a state: #107 in Vermont, 1989.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#174201 in 1,196
Iowa#207111 in 1,594
Arkansas#215111 in 1,298
Utah#220131 in 1,298
West Virginia#22751 in 1,989
Missouri#246191 in 1,878
Washington#254211 in 1,644
Kansas#26191 in 1,744
Idaho#26851 in 1,418
Pennsylvania#273311 in 2,444
Michigan#289281 in 2,275
Indiana#293151 in 2,579
Wisconsin#294121 in 2,595
Minnesota#295101 in 2,975
Nevada#29951 in 1,826
Colorado#306111 in 2,212
Maryland#337111 in 2,765
Ohio#337231 in 3,252
Oregon#36171 in 2,749
North Carolina#374151 in 2,991
Connecticut#37551 in 4,068
Georgia#385161 in 3,007
Oklahoma#38961 in 3,251
Louisiana#395121 in 2,437
Virginia#399121 in 3,423
Florida#404281 in 3,136
Arizona#43981 in 3,846
South Carolina#44761 in 3,599
Texas#455391 in 3,925
Tennessee#46771 in 4,921
Alabama#47161 in 4,318
New Jersey#481101 in 5,099
New York#498271 in 4,773
California#571431 in 6,406
Illinois#591141 in 6,112
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jordon
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 778 spots since 2024 (#3,272 → #4,050)
  • 1,684 spots since 2020 (#2,366 → #4,050)
  • 2,437 spots since 2015 (#1,613 → #4,050)
  • Biggest jump: 247 spots in 1981 (#1,031 → #784)
  • Biggest drop: 131 spots in 2011 (#976 → #1,107)
Rise & fade · boys
103 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1888
  • Peaked 1991 at #340 (716 births)
  • Births halved by 2004, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1981–2010
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,822
  • Highest: 1 in 2,822 boys born in 1991 were named Jordon (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 65,695 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 41.6% of all boys named Jordon (5,729) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6#917 (1888)#917
1890s0——
1900s0——
1910s38#2,101 (1914)#3,168
1920s80#2,522 (1928)#3,038
1930s118#1,643 (1931)#2,220
1940s50#1,894 (1940)#2,717
1950s71#2,274 (1957)#2,893
1960s117#1,723 (1966)#2,579
1970s247#1,128 (1979)#2,114
1980s2,450#426 (1989)#631
1990s5,729#340 (1991)#409
2000s3,477#466 (2000)#661
2010s1,139#976 (2010)#1,591
2020s240#2,366 (2020)#3,122

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jordon in 1993

girls
#1,629
93 births · 1 in 19,452 girls
boys
#414
561 births · 1 in 3,496 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #1,629Jordon93

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #414Jordon561
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 19,452 of them was named Jordon, which outranked 89.7% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jordon
  1. #1,611Terry94
  2. #1,611Thania94
  3. #1,611Unknown94
  4. #1,629Jordon93
  5. #1,629Cami93
  6. #1,629Dorian93
  7. #1,629Ieshia93
  8. #1,640Britnee92
  9. #1,640Britny92
  10. #1,640Carleigh92

Tied with 10 names at #1,629; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 3,496 of them was named Jordon, which outranked 95.9% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jordon
  1. #411Darian565
  2. #412Jarred562
  3. #412Ray562
  4. #414Jordon561
  5. #414Sam561
  6. #416Gilberto559
  7. #417Raheem556
  8. #417Tylor556

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1993 →